Virgin Orbit conducts drop-test of rocket from Boeing 747

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s sister company Virgin Orbit has conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California. The 70-foot (21.3-meter) LauncherOne rocket was released Wednesday from a Boeing 747 over an Edwards Air Force Base test range in the Mojave Desert. The purpose of the test was to observe how […]